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Hada Posts: 5 Registered: May 2006	posted 08-23-2006 01:29 AM [26-1177] I thought this would be most a most apt place to post the following given it is a forum for silver and this is a silver salon. Please disregard the car, it is the workmanship inside the salon that I wanted to bring to the forefront.I have owned this car for about 3 years now. For the past two years I have employed an Iraqi silversmith to adorn the inside of the car with ornate silver panels. All the doors, every handle, knob and window trimming are lined with silver. There is 36kg, over 79 pounds of silver in this car. A one of a kind - must see. Regards, Hada IP: Logged
Kimo Posts: 1627 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 08-24-2006 11:51 AM Now I know what you mean. The word in English is saloon, rather than salon. A saloon is an old name used mainly by the British for a type of automobile that is now more commonly called a sedan. This style of auto typically seats 4 people and has both a hood and a trunk (or bonnet and boot if you use the old British terms). I've seen photos of a sterling silver auto on the internet before where even all of the outside parts were sterling silver - I can't remember exactly where. It is very unusual and unique. Do you have to polish it much or is it coated with a laquer? [This message has been edited by Kimo (edited 08-24-2006).] IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 08-24-2006 12:12 PM See: How skeik? IP: Logged
swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 Registered: May 2003	posted 08-24-2006 01:21 PM Well, the silver Audi may be an urban legend, but the silver lined Mercedes, on the other hand, looks genuine (note the logos on the radio knobs). What a way to raise the resale value of an old car! What would "Dr. Z" have to say? (And, by the way, does anyone know what is that lever on the dashboard?) [This message has been edited by swarter (edited 08-24-2006).] IP: Logged
venus Posts: 282 Registered: Jul 2005	posted 08-24-2006 05:25 PM hot, hot, hot....... wowza IP: Logged
witzhall Posts: 124 Registered: Mar 2006	posted 08-24-2006 09:31 PM Maybe the lever is to eject someone from the passenger seat if s/he becomes too intimately interested in the radio knobs or ashtray . . . IP: Logged
Hada Posts: 5 Registered: May 2006	posted 08-26-2006 12:21 AM Thank you bascall for the resizing. Some of the intricacy of the engraving remains. The American vs British language debate continues, it is probably saloon, I'm just abbreviating it. . To answer your questions.... I do have a lacquer on the silver actually to mute the color. The car is already attention-grabbing, I don't want to overdo it with polishing the silver. That lever you see actually turns off the engine, the engine doesn't turn off by the key switch, the knob at the top of the lever needs to be pulled out. Thanks for the picture of the "silver" car. Clearly that car is somewhere in the vicinity of mine (note the doorman's garb) Now if only they met... IP: Logged
Clive E Taylor Posts: 450 Registered: Jul 2000	posted 08-26-2006 03:18 AM What incredible workmanship ! Interesting also as giving a slightly different picture of condition in Iraq than the media tend to show IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 08-26-2006 10:39 AM I thought everyone might enjoy a closer look at the radio knobs. Hada is in the UAE and not Iraq. IP: Logged
Clive E Taylor Posts: 450 Registered: Jul 2000	posted 08-26-2006 12:05 PM Wise man IP: Logged
bascall Posts: 1629 Registered: Nov 99	posted 08-27-2006 03:53 AM You can thank Scott Martin for resizing the images. Your welcome though! It looks like you need your images uploaded onto an ftp site too. IP: Logged
TrophySleuth Posts: 7 Registered: Mar 2008	posted 03-04-2008 11:55 AM Scott, Thanks for the heads-up on the Mercedes-Benz. Based on the dashboard and steering wheel, it's a 1960-62 180 or 190 four-cylinder model, referred to as the "Ponton." Ponton is the German word for bridge, and when the car made its debut in 1955, the press noted how the front suspension looked like a bridge span, thus the nickname. Here's the dash from a '62 190b for comparison to the "silvered" version. That's a lot of silver! It's cool to see that they kept an original Becker Grand Prix radio in the U.A.E. car. This is a typical Ponton Benz sedan. They made high-end convertibles from 1956-60, the 220S & 220SE, which are much sought-after for their hand-built luxury features. We've just begun to restore these 220 drop top models. As noted, the AUDI sedan exists and is no urban legend, and the company has fielded at least one Show Car bodied in mirror-finish polished aluminum. Very dramatic; just make sure you wear your Foster Grants on sunny Persian Gulf days! TG IP: Logged
TrophySleuth Posts: 7 Registered: Mar 2008	posted 03-11-2008 04:37 AM Scott, Darn you for starting this "silver car" thread, but since you did... If there's a "car guy" in your life who also loves silver (plate), here's what may be a neat Father's Day desk-topper. quote: SILVER PLATED DELAGE D8 120 LETOURNEUR & MARCHARD 1:43 SCALE Wonderful model Brand new. Model stand on a wood pedestal with the name of model with clear display case. Diecast silver plated model with protective varnish. Spanish collection "Joyas del Automï¿½vil". Reproduction fidï¿½le au modï¿½le original Socle d'exposition raffinï¿½ en bois avec plaque personnalisï¿½e Collection Silver Joyaux de L'Automobile de chez Altaya La voiture est toute en argent polie It's a circa-1939 Delage D8 120 coupe in 1/43rd scale, trimmed out in silver, mounted on a wood base. The Delage's of this era are considered True Classics (as recognized by the Classic Car Club of America), and they show at prestigious Concours d'Elegance like Pebble Beach and Beaulieu on both sides of the Atlantic. IXO/Altaya, the Spanish model-maker is a decent mid-range company, and I'm gonna have to get one to add to my meager collection of miniatures, a portion of which appears here. Happy Motoring! TG (From the CCCA; approved Classic Car list) IP: Logged

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